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United States Patent | 5,589,596 |
Furutani ,   et al. | December 31, 1996 |
A process is disclosed for producing an amine by carrying out a reductive amination of a cyclic ketone or by carrying out a reduction of an imino derivative of a cyclic ketone to the corresponding amine which process is characterized in using a cobalt catalyst containing a carbonate of an alkaline earth metal and/or lanthanum oxide.
Inventors: | Furutani; Atsushi (Nishinomiya, JP); Hibi; Takuo (Toyonaka, JP); Yamamoto; Michio (Otsu, JP); Tanaka; Kazuyuki (Ibaraki, JP); Tada; Kazuhiro (Kyoto, JP); Fukao; Masami (Kurita-gun, JP); Suzukamo; Gohfu (Suita, JP) |
Assignee: | Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited (Osaka, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 194328 |
Filed: | February 8, 1994 |
Apr 27, 1993[JP] | 5-101074 | |
Jul 21, 1993[JP] | 5-180248 | |
Jul 21, 1993[JP] | 5-180249 | |
Aug 06, 1993[JP] | 5-196041 | |
Aug 09, 1993[JP] | 5-197339 |
Current U.S. Class: | 564/446; 546/244; 548/408 |
Intern'l Class: | C07C 209/22 |
Field of Search: | 564/446,248 546/244 548/411,408 |
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